25!

So after a long day of googling ourselves (you know that's all we sit around and do) we found out that this guy named our Tuckshop 25th best album of 2008. 'Officially' better than Beck's Modern Guilt and Bloc Party's Intimicy. Hey if it's on the internet it must be true!

Apricot Jam Remix and J.Gomez goes Deep!

Two more remixes have rolled in, and we got a bit lazy with this blog so it took us a while to upload them but that doesn't mean they're any less deserving of being heard by the 15-odd people that actually visit our blog.

Some friends cooked this crazy little electro number up.

DJ BJ & Jizzylebig - Good & Guilty (Apricot Jam)

And another friend took Kiss You on the Cheek and deepened it up almost beyond recognition, but hey if that's what you're into!

J.Gomez G.Family - Kiss You on the Cheek

Make your own remix by downloading the seps here, or just listen to what everyone else is doing and click here!

How Overseas Are We?

Yip we're back from our 'world tour' (please note inverted commas) and back to our boring lives. Here are some clips from the glory days.

Peter 7" Out Now on Every Conversation Records!

So, a little while ago these crazy Japanese guys called us up. Yada yada yada the Peter 7" is now out!

Very limited edition apparently, so if you want one you'd better go here or here and get one before they're all gone!

Tracklisting:
1. Peter
2. High Fives

And also out now is 'It's Great Not to Care', a compilation by another Tokyo-based label called 'Big Love' and if you want to get your hands on that, click here or here now!

World, here comes the Des!

Go here for some more details - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=46359757902

Thank you, Thanks you!

Take a look up there. Pretty isn't she? Thanks to Cath for the baked goods and Angie for taking the photo, now we have a pretty new blog header!

On a Steel Horse I Ride.

Here's an old demo we recorded a couple years ago, enjoy.

Everyday is Casual Day When You're Bon Jovi

The Day.

End of another great year, thanks all for a fantastic 2008. It's a real privelage to play music and have people listen to it. Thanks for everything. Happy holidays.

Here's a little end of year treat, some pics from one of our very first practices ever. Look at all the littles! (photos: Megan Dinnie)

x
The Desmonds

November!

Thank goodness! Some better looking flyers this month!

Here's what we're up to in November: 21st - Picasso's in Potch, 22nd - Mystic Boer in Bloem, 28th - good old 88 in Johannesburg.

"Kiss You On The Cheek" Released This Week on Tigersushi Records!

So as some of you may know, this French label called Tigersushi is releasing the Kiss You On The Cheek single. They sure are, and the vinyl was released this month along with the insanely awesome King Of Town remix and people all over the world are loving it.

Phonica Record Store in London said this about the record:

"Hands down Desmond & The Tutus is the best band name I've heard in ages and, happily, this single 'Kiss You On The Cheek' is deserving of such a wonderfully monikered creator. It's unashamedly cheesy, sunshiny electronic house indie pop gear - with harmonicas and everything..."

And the nice guys at Tigersushi said this nice thing about us:

"Super friendly guys from Pretoria making African tinged post punk, like the Rapture in Tanzania."

Anyway, you can download the tracks at Beatport. Or order it directly from Tigersushi.